stealing signs is a time-honored tradition of the game, as old as signs themselves. Or that the Jets had it coming because EricMangini was such a brilliant coach that naturally everyone in the game wanted to crack the code of his secrets. All I remember is

John Clayton of ESPN joins the show to talk about his own experience covering a blank-gate scandal with the Steelers in the 1980s, then he breaks down the latest in the ongoing feud between the Patriots and the NFL

John Rooke and Scott Cordischi take your calls, texts, tweets and emails on the week's hot topics. Southern New England is incredulous over the latest kangaroo court happenings involving deflate-gate. We also cover the latest March Madness movements, how New England will be represented, and it’s a conspiracy filled “Three Things”.

Patriots swooped up Bill Belichick when he left the Jets shell-shocked and started a dynasty in New England. Jets coaches EricMangini and Rex Ryan have provided their fair share of highlights. The two teams have split a pair of playoff encounters since 2006

on January 16, 2011? The 2010 Patriots rolled into the playoffs, were the consensus Super Bowl pick. After losing to EricMangini and the Browns (at the time it signaled a potential turnaround in Cleveland -- that was two head coaches ago) the Patriots

laugh. Mario Manningham and Plaxico Burress: The two New York receivers made big Super Bowl catches against New England. EricMangini : The former assistant coach blew the whistle on the Patriots’ practice of videotaping opponents’ signals when he was with

defensive coaching assistant from 2000 to 2001, and then the wide receivers’ coach from 2002 until 2006 before he followed EricMangini to New York. (Daboll departed New England after the 2006 season, becoming the Jets’ quarterbacks coach in 2007 and 2008

McDaniels. I didn’t mind so much when McDaniels left the Patriots. I thought it was a little premature. But unlike, say, EricMangini , it seemed like he and Bill Belichick parted ways amicably. Even when McDaniels threw a tickertape parade for himself

I don’ t think [Johnson] is going to fire Idzik. He did fire [ Mike] Tannenbaum , which surprised me. He did fire [ Eric ] Mangini a long time ago, which surprised me. I think Idzik stays, they probably try to draft a QB and I think Rex departs. I think

I don’ t think [Johnson] is going to fire Idzik. He did fire [ Mike] Tannenbaum , which surprised me. He did fire [ Eric ] Mangini a long time ago, which surprised me. I think Idzik stays, they probably try to draft a QB and I think Rex departs. I think

Matt Estrella was caught filming the signals of Jets coaches during a game on Sept. 9, 2007, after a tip from Jets coach EricMangini (a former Patriots assistant). The result was a $500,000 fine for Bill Belichick and another $250,000 penalty and forfeiture

policy that, OK, if you get caught you take the tape and you just kind of let it hush-hush. Well, [then-Jets coach Eric ] Mangini had his panties in a wad, kind of broke rank, and end of story. “You go back to those Super Bowls, Marshall doesn’t know for a fact

policy that, OK, if you get caught you take the tape and you just kind of let it hush-hush. Well, [then-Jets coach Eric ] Mangini had his panties in a wad, kind of broke rank, and end of story. “You go back to those Super Bowls, Marshall doesn’t know for a fact